Chase-Ing Down A Title No Longer, Phills Drop Rays!

It took two days to finnish the longest game in World Series history but if you ask any fan in Philadelphia it was well worth it. Two days after game 5 was suspended due to rain in the bottom of the sixth inning the Phillies won the 2008 World Series championship 4-3 in there home ballpark.  The night begun for the Phillies with a pinch hit double by Geoff Jenkins off Grant Balfour, he was bunted over to third by Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth's dropped a RBI single just over the glove of Akinori Iwamura to give the Phills a 3-2 lead.  

  Then the Rays would tie it in the top of the seventh as Rocco Baldelli's home run to left field off of Ryan Madson would make it 3-3 in the seventh. The Rays would have a chance to take the lead with Jason Bartlett on second in the inning and Iwamura at the plate. Iwamura hit a hard grounder that was headed toward the outfield but was snagged by Chasing Utley who would fake a throw to first and throw out Bartlett at the plate to end the inning. 

   The "Fightin Phills" would then get what proved to be the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh after a Pat Burrell double, his first hit of the World Series and a Shane Victorino ground ball after a failed sacrifice bunt attempt. Pedro Feliz then delivered what proved to be the game winner. 

   The Rays would mount one last rally in the top of the ninth as Dionner Navarro would hit a broken bat single with one out in the inning. Fernando Perez would then pinch run and steal second. Ben Zobrist hit a line drive right at right fielder Jayson Werth and only one out stood between the Phillies and there first championship since 1980.  Was there any doubt with Brad "Lights Out" Lidge and his perfect season on the hill this was the Phillies year. Lidge struck out pinch hitter Eric Hinske to win in five games and the 47,000 in attendance at Citizens Bank ballpark erupted in unison as "We Are The Champions" blared over the stadium loud speaker. Cole Hammels was named World Series MVP to go along with his NLCS MVP award.